Theory and Practice of Modern Guerrilla Warfare
by Singh, Balji. Mei, Ko-wang
Bombay: Asia Publishing House, 1971. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Near fine book in very good price clipped dw. Inscribed by author Singh on ffe and dated by him 4/20/71.
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'SEWING SUSIE" A STORY OF GETTYSBURG
by Singmaster, Elsie
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1927. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good -. An apparently unread copy in used but presentable dustjacket, inscribed by author on the ffe: "To xxxxx from her friend Elsie Signmaster Lewars a souvenir of the visit to Gettyuburg March 22, 1931" Singmaster (1879 - 1958) was a native of Pennsylvania where she set many of her novels geared to the juvenile reader. She won the Newberry Award for"Swords of Steel" in 1934. This inscription noteworthy as... Read More
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THE TENTH MUSE
by Sir Harry Luke. Maclaren, William (dustjacket design and text decorations)
London: Putnam, 1954. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good-. Uncommon cuisine title in original dustjacket with painterly pictorial by William Maclaren. Gift inscription dated 1978 in calliogrpagic script ffe. Dustjacket price-slipped with some professional internal repair. Still, highly presentable.
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Moon-Rise & Other Poems
by Sisson, C. H.
Snake River Press, 1979. First Edition - Limited. Hardcover. Very Good. Gerald Woods. Printed on handmade paper, Folio. Half morocco. Book designed by Geoffrey Trenaman. Number 3 of 70 printed copies. Near fine.
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The Malahat Review No. 35
by Skelton, Robin and William David Thomas
British Columbia, Canada: University of Victoria, 1975. Soft cover. Near Fine/Fine.
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AN IMAGE OF BARNS
by Sloane, Eric
NY: Funk and Wagnall's, 1966. 1st Edition. Hardcover. VG+/Very Good. First edition with an atypical and personal sketch by Sloane on teh ffe. Typically, Sloane sketches covered bridges or tools or whatever is the subject of his book to the inscribee. In this case, Sloane has sketched a Christmas greeting from one couple to another which recalls a shared vacation "(on) the banana boat" and a shared joke about a formation of clouds that resembles a woman's breast... Read More
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THE LITTLE RED SCHOOLHOUSE
by Sloane, Eric
NY: Funk & Wagnalls, 1972. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Plainly signed by Sloane on the ffe. Book near fine, dustjacket has a slightly sun-faded spine.
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Duplicate Keys
by Smiley, Jane
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc, 1984. First Edition. Paperbacked Boards/Cloth Spine. Fine/Fine. Top notch. No previous owner signatures or inscriptions.
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ABSTRACTIONS
by Smith, Charles. Schneiwind, Carl O. (foreward). (Mumford, Lewis)
NY: The Johnson Company Publishers, 1930. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Inscribed by artist Charles Smith, best known for his woodcuts, to intellectual extraodinaire Lewis Mumford on the last page of the book below Smith biography. Bue cloth covers a wee dutsy but oterwise nicely preserved by dint of chipped and browned but extant, original glassine. With 6 original colored woodcut prints.
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Leaves from a Physician's Journal
by Smith, D.E.
New York: The New York Publishing Company, 1867. First Edition. Cloth Boards. Very Good/No Dustjacket. Toning and foxing throughout, spine exposed in a few spots. Brown cloth cover with blind stamped decorations and gilt pressed lettering spine. Two small pieces missing top spine.
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Que Arvore E Aquela? What Tree is That
by Smith, Jean Irwin
Sao Paulo: Edicoes Universo, 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine -. just a bit of wear around the edges, internally fine, no previous owner markings.
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W. EUGENE SMITH
by Smith, W. Eugene (photographs of)
Millerton NY: Aperture, 1969. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. An Aperture Monograph. Fine copy in near fine dustjacket. Tidy bookplate front pastedown.
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LIVING TRADITIONS: INTERIORS BY MATTHEW PATRICK SMYTH
by Smyth, Matthew Patrick
NY: The Monacelli Press, 2011. 1st Edition. Hardcover. As New/Near Fine. As new copy signed on the half title by Matthew Smyth, who's been on Elle Decor's A-list of international designers for the last nine years.
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LIVING TRADITIONS: INTERIORS BY MATTHEW PATRICK SMYTH
by Smyth, Matthew Patrick
NY: The Monacelli Press, 2011. 1st Edition. Hardcover. As New/As New. As new copy signed on the half title by Matthew Smyth, who's been on Elle Decor's A-list of international designers for the last nine years.
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BEN SHAHN: HIS GRAPHIC ART
by Soby, James Thrall (text)
NY: George Braziller, 1957. First Edition (Limited). Hardcover. Very Good. Shahn, Ben. This #30 of 250 copies, with original print hand colored by Shahn tipped in across from title page. Signed by artist Shahn and author Soby on the colophon. Spine sunned, and slipcase present but broken at seams. Internals of book and print fine.
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ARRIVING WHERE WE STARTED
by Solomon, Barbara Probst
NY: Harper& Row, 1972. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. A very good copy in very good unclipped dustjacket. Top edge moderately soiled. INSCRIBED by the Solomon to her editor at Harper's, Kitty Benedict on the ffe: "For Kitty - With so much affection - and lets hope, after this - novels! Many thanks, Barbara March 1972". Solomon had previously written a novel "The Beat of Life", this memoir described as "part autobiography, part political essay, part sentimental... Read More
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MOUNT MUSIC
by Somerville, Edith and Martin Ross
London: Longmans, Green and Co, 1919. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Signed by the author twice: after the preface (with the printed name crossed through) and on the front panel of the dustjacket (near the bottom). (There is another Somerville signature on the ffe, but it appears to be in another hand than Edith's.) The dutsjacket is chipped about the edges and has been affixed to heavy paper. 8vo, green cloth, titles stamped in black on front, gilt... Read More
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A PRELIMINARY DISSERTATION ON THE MECHANISM OF THE HEAVENS
by Somerville, Mrs. (Mary)
Philadelphia: Carey & Lea, 1832. First American Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. First American edition. A much condensed version for the general public of Somerville's massive translation of Laplace's five volume work Traité de Mécanique Ccéleste (Celestial Mechanics 1798-1827), published a year earlier. Small 8vo, original brown linen cloth with paper label front cover, 134 (2). A partially missing, paper numbered library label is on the spine which corresponds to the entry on the bookplate on the front pastedown... Read More
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MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG (PLAYBILL SIGNED BY SONDHEIM)
by Sondheim, Stephen (music and lyrics). Furth, George (book by). Prince, Hal (directed by)
NY: Playbill, 1981. Soft cover. Very Good. Playbill for the original 1981 Broadway production of Merrily We Roll Along, that was distinguished when it was first produced as one of Sondheim's least successful musicals, opening on November 16, 1981 and closing after just 16 performances and 44 previews. It was also the last musical that Sondheim and producer/ director Hal Prince worked on together after collaborating on a phenomenal string of critically acclaimed musicals (Company, A Little Night... Read More
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FINISHING THE HAT (and) LOOK, I MADE A HAT
by Sondheim, Stephen
NY: Knopf, 2010. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. A collectible pairing of first editions of Sondheim's collected lyrics (1954 -1981) with his commentary plus its final volume of lyrics (1981 - 2011), the former plainly signed by Sondheim on the half-tile. Both volumes appear unused, with the dustjacket spines slightly faded. Plainly signed copies of any of Sondheim's works are uncommon, as it was his steadfast practice to always inscribe his books.
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PACIFIC OVERTURES (PLAYBILL SIGNED BY SONDHEIM)
by Sondheim, Stephen
NY: Playbill, 1976. Soft cover. Fine. Playbill for the opening night of January 11, 1976. as stated on the title page, signed by Stephen Sondheim on the front cover along with actor Sab Shimono, cast member who played Manjiro. Above Sondheim's there is another unidentifiable signature. Fine condition.
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INVITATION TO A MARCH
by Sondheim, Stephen (original music by). Laurents, Arthur
NY: Random House, 1958. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Ner Fine/Very Good +. Inscribed across the top of the front pastedown and ffe by Sondheim "For Bob and Jane from Stephen Sondheim". Bob and Jane Emerson managed the Drama Book Shop in Manhattan for many years, the go-to bookshop for theatre professionals and aficionados. Price-clipped dustjacket, very lightly toned spine, small piece missing top edge rear panel. Book near fine. Signed copies of this comedy (not a musical) for which... Read More
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KATE
by Sorrenti, Mario (photography). (Moss, Kate)
NY: Phaidon Press, 2018. 1st Edition. Hardcover. As New. Stunning collection of b&w photos of fashion model Kate Moss by Mario Sorrenti. Hardbound in case. As new,
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NOVELAS EXEMPLARES Y AMOROSAS DE DOÑA MARIA DE ZAYAS Y SOTOMAYOR
by María de Zayas y Sotomayer
Barcelona: Imprenta de Maria Angeli Marti, 1764. 1st Edition Thus. Hardcover. Good. Presumed original vellum over original binding, missing a large piece front cover, binding and covers detached from bound leaves. Internals quite nice. The Martí printing and bookshop business began in 1700, when Joan Pau Martí, her husband, acquired the printing press from Sebastià de Cormellas , whose family, in turn, had bought the Humbert Gotart printing press in 1591. The Joan Pau's widow, Maria, runs the... Read More
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More Grouse Feathers
by Spiller, Burton L.
NY: Derrydale Press, 1938. First Edition - Limited. Hardcover. Very Good. Hunt, Lynn Bogue. 685 of 950 copies. Blind-stamped owner name ffe. Near fine.
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